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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/sáynaH

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This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

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Etymology

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Noun

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*sáynaH f

  1. army, troop
  2. horde, band (of invaders, attackers)

Declension

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aH-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *sáynaH *sáynay *sáynās
vocative *sáynay *sáynay *sáynās
accusative *sáynām *sáynay *sáynās
instrumental *sáynayaH *sáynaHbʰyā(m) *sáynaHbʰiš
ablative *sáynayaHs *sáynaHbʰyā(m) *sáynaHbʰyas
dative *sáynayaHy *sáynaHbʰyā(m) *sáynaHbʰyas
genitive *sáynayaHs *sáynāyās *sáynaHnām
locative *sáynayaH(m) *sáynāyaw *sáynaHsu

Descendants

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  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *sáynaH (army, troop)
  • Proto-Iranian: *háynaH (hostile army)
    • Avestan: 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬁 (haēnā, hostile army)
    • Khotanese: [script needed] (hīñi)
    • Old Persian: 𐏃𐎡𐎴𐎠 (h-i-n-a /⁠hainaʰ⁠/, hostile army)
      • Middle Persian:
        Manichaean script: [Manichaean needed] (hyyn)
        Book Pahlavi script: hyn' (hyn' /⁠hēn⁠/)
        • Old Armenian: հէն (hēn)